Speculation: Codex/Work also cap at 12 hours — OpenAI quietly eats cache-miss costs
dotey · x · 2026-10-21
Quoting a tweet claiming Codex quotas are 'kept forever,' @dotey offers his own read: Codex and Work sessions likely carry the same 12-hour limit, but OpenAI absorbs the cost of cache misses, making it feel permanent to users. An unverified third-party take on OpenAI's billing mechanics.
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